140°

Valve needs to rethink the game ban display on Steam profiles

The game ban record on user profiles has been around for a long time, but it it time to retire this feature?

Christopher314d ago

***The issue is that Valve treats all bans like VAC bans, which display on your profile, blocks you from Valve official giveaways, and significantly lower your trust factor in CS:GO.***

Seems like it's more important to not have bans put on by developers treated like VAC bans to me. A ban from 7 years ago on a profile probably gets ignored by gamers, let alone I don't think people even look at other peoples' profiles to begin with unless they are already friends. The bigger issue is a third-party being able to affect Valve-provided services. That's a bit of power that should be reserved for Valve alone and seems like a cop-out default action on Valve's part.

314d ago
Furesis314d ago

It is annoying happened to me on a game i had not even played for over a year and just randomly got banned on steam.
Had to go the extra effort just to clear that out. The game was Lost Ark. I guess their automated ban system got me somehow for not playing i guess lmao. I only tried the game for a week and this is what i got for it lol extra headaches.
Having that on display like i'm some kind of cheater was not great since it wasn't legit to begin with. Maybe some kind of time period to resolve the issue before plastering ur profile with something like that would be appreciated.

110°

PSN Store "PlayStation Indies" Sale Kicks Off, Here Are the Discounted Games

Sony has launched the PSN Store "PlayStation Indies" sale this May 15, and this one is full of smaller titles at a discounted rate.

240°

Tons of games coming to Game Pass soon

Coming to Game Pass: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Immortals of Aveum, Lords of the Fallen, and more!

Read Full Story >>
news.xbox.com
thesoftware7302d ago

What a great Month!

HB 2!
LoF and Hunti are all on my list!

thesoftware7301d 5h ago

So I don't think those 3 games make it a great month?

Thanks for telling me.

romulus232d ago

Just recently finished playing Immortals of Aveum on PSplus extra, can definitely recommend it to those who like fps magic wielding type games, it's really good.

Elda2d ago

I own & played Immortals Of Aveum & Lords Of The Fallen already. The only game on that list I'm going to try is Hellblade 2.

H92d ago

Chants Of Sennaar is a favorite of mine, if you like to figure things out as you go, literally decipher what the hell is going on, play it it's amazing

Gamingsince19811d 6h ago

Yeah I think they missed putting the /s tag after

Show all comments (13)
130°

Microsoft's Absurd Antics Have Me Scared For Dishonored And Arkane Lyon's Future

With Arkane Austin no more and Lyon living for who knows how long, the superb Dishonored is in serious danger; Microsoft cannot be trusted.

Relientk772d ago

I love the Dishonored series so much and really want Dishonored 3. Microsoft better not screw this up.

JEECE2d ago

I mean, I think the fans will probably kill Arkane Lyon by cooking up reasons to hate whatever they do next without playing it. I've never seen a game so artificially disliked as Deathloop.

thesoftware7302d ago

Lol, why don't we just say, we are worried about all studios owned by MS now. They will keep closing studios until they have none left ...🙄

Skuletor2d ago

Just merge them all into a single studio, have it churn out a single Call of Duty every year and call it a day, lol.

Barlos2d ago

Don't be scared, you'll be fine.

Skuletor2d ago

It's exputer, fine is one word I would not associate with them.

Profchaos2d ago

I think it's becoming clear based on matt bootys comments there's no future for any IP that can't sell above 10 million within the launch window. But is also a small game that gives them prestige

/S it's beyond a joke right now

Show all comments (10)